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bio prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bio | life (biology) |
| -brachi- | arm embrace |
| brevi- | short (brief) |
| bronchi- | windpipe ( bronchitis) |
| -bursa- | purse, pouch (reimburse) |
| calo- | heat (calorie...burn energy hot,, sweat) |
| canis | dog (canine) |
| capi- | hair |
| capillary | hair |
| carbo | coal |
| carbo | carbon |
| -cardi- | heart |
| cardiac | heart |
| cata- | down, entirely |
| catalogue | down entirely |
| caud | tail |
| caudaul | fin |
| cent- | 100 |
| century | 100 |
| cephal | head |
| encephalitis | head |
| chlor- | green |
| chlorophyll | green |
| -chord- | cord, string |
| chordate | has s spinal cord |
| chrom- | color |
| chromosome | colored (body) |
| chrono- | time |
| chronometer | time |
| -cide | to kill |
| homicide, suicide | to kill |
| circum- | around |
| circumference | around |
| clavicle | key, club |
| clav- | key, club |
| com- | together |
| compose | together |
| con- | with |
| connect | with |
| contra- | against |
| contraception | against getting pregnant |
| corpus- | body |
| corpse | body |
| -crat | rule, strength |
| democrat | strength,,,, rule |
| credo- | believable |
| credit | credo- |
| cryo- | cold |
| cryogenics | cold |
| crypt- | secret , hidden |
| cryptic, crypt | secret |
| cuti- | cuticle |
| cuti | skin |
| cyano- | dark, blue |
| cyanosis | dark blue |
| -cyto- | cell |
| leucocyte | white blood cell |
| -dactyl- | finger |
| pentadactyl | finger |
| dec- | ten |
| decimal | ten |
| deci- | falling out |
| deciduous | falling out leaves (oak trees) |